Pan-African Speaker Series
PASS celebrates outstanding African architects from around the continent by hosting in-person talks at the AFI, Accra, Ghana. In our 2022 public events platform, we’re delighted to host outstanding African architects including Christian Benimana, Kate Otten, and Patti Anahory.
Past Events
Kate Otten
18 AUGUST 2022
Kate Otten is part of a generation of significant architects working in the South African space. Her buildings are born out of the South African context, weaving together materials, skills, politics, light, and landscape to create places that feed and nurture the human spirit. Kate believes that buildings have an emotional presence – ‘fulfilling the emotional and spiritual needs of the users is as important as creating a functional space.’ >
Christian Benimana
28 JULY 2022
Christian joined MASS in 2010 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) of Tongji University in Shanghai, China (2008). He was a 2011 Global Health Corps fellow with MASS and Partners in Health projects and has been involved with design/build projects, development initiatives, operational and administration leadership at MASS, as well as teaching at the architecture school of the former Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). >
Issa Diabaté
11TH NOVEMBER 2021
A Master in Architecture graduate from YALE University, Issa Diabaté is the Managing Director of the Koffi & Diabaté Architectes office and co-founder of Koffi & Diabaté Group. >